Species Telmatactis devisi (Haddon & Shackleton, 1893)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Phellia devisi Haddon, A.C. & Shackleton, A.M. 1893. Description of some new species of Actiniaria from Torres Straits. Scientific Transactions of the Royal Dublin Society 8(1): 116–131 [117, 129].

  Type data:

   Status unknown, QLD, Cockburn Reef.

  Secondary source:

   Fautin, D.G. 2011. Hexacorallians of the World. http://geoportal.kgs.ku.edu/hexacoral/anemone2/index.cfm.

 

Generic Combinations

• Telmatactis devisi (Haddon & Shackleton, 1893). —
  Carlgren, O. 1949. A survey of the Ptychodactiaria, Corallimorpharia and Actiniaria. Kungliga Svenska Ventenskapsakademiens Handlingar 1: 1–121 [91] (Fautin, D.G. Hexacorallians of the World. 2011. http://geoportal.kgs.ku.edu/hexacoral/anemone2/index.cfm)

 

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Ecological Descriptors

Marine.

 

Diagnosis

Column short, stout, height and diameter 7 mm. Pedal disc flat, adherent. Scapus coriaceous, corrugated, buff. Capitulum delicate, translucent, violet with a ring of small white marks. Oral disc circular, chestnut colour. Mouth oval, with dark brown lips. No siphonoglyphs apparent, actinopharynx cream coloured. Tentacles short, with swollen base, of about same length as oral disc diameter, inner longer than outer. Inner tentacles cream, with an interrupted dark line on oral side, dark brown base, edged wih bright deep green; outer tentacles with no colour on base. Found attached to dead coral rock in crevices, in intertidal region.

 

General References

Fautin, D.G. 2011. Hexacorallians of the World. http://geoportal.kgs.ku.edu/hexacoral/anemone2/index.cfm

Haddon, A.C. 1898. The Actiniaria of Torres Straits. Scientific Transactions of the Royal Dublin Society 6(2): 393-520

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
05-Aug-2022	NYNANTHEAE Carlgren, 1899	13-Aug-2013	MOVED	Dr Bronwen Scott
05-Aug-2022		28-Feb-2011	MODIFIED
05-Aug-2022		09-Nov-2010	MOVED
05-Aug-2022		09-Nov-2010	MOVED
05-Aug-2022		28-Jul-2010	MODIFIED
		13-Jul-2010	MODIFIED